We lost a giant in the business community this past month. Ron Royal was a past president of The Argus Foundation, past Sarasota Chamber chair and past chair of the Gulf Coast Builder’s Exchange, to name a few of the many business leadership positions he held. His obituary was long and told the story of a man who loved his community and his family.

At the funeral, the church was packed just shy of a half an hour before the service began. It was incredible to see the number of people and the caliber of leadership in our community gather together to honor a man who was rightfully celebrated for the gifts he gave to us.